It has happened TWICE in the history of the Hungry Housewife blog. I have repeated a recipe TWICE.
So quite yer bitchin’. I have gotten countless emails on this Guinness Shepherd’s Pie and how delicious it is when someone makes it. It has even been featured on Craft Beer.com and their newsletter.
So if the beer people say it’s good…well then, it must be good!!!!
The photos are FAR from appetizing. They were taken WAY back in April 2009 and I dont even think I had a DSLR camera yet.
This is a perfect dinner to make for the upcoming Irish, beer drinking Holiday. I am sadly going to miss it , as I will be at the Frito-Lay Flavor Kitchen in Texas! YEEEE-HAW. Fun Fun FUN!

To make Potato filling…
Boil the potatoes in slated water until fork tender. Drain completely and place back in pot so all of the water evaporates.
In a medium mixing bowl add butter and potatoes. Mash until smooth, while adding the milk for a medium consistency. Add salt and pepper.

Meat filling…
Cook and drain ground beef.
Place drained beef back in skillet and add 1 bottle of Guinness. Cook until beer has almost cooked out.
Add tomato paste to meat.
Empty both gravy packets into a medium saucepan.
Pour 1 cup of water and 1 cup of beer into the saucepan and whisk until combined. Stirring frequently, cook on medium heat until the gravy comes to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 1 minute.
Pour gravy into meat mixture. And cook all together until you get a nice thick gravy.

In medium skillet with olive oil sauté onions until soft and translucent.
Add mixed vegetables to the onions and cook until warm throughout.

In a 2 quart baking dish, add meat as bottom layer, the add vegetables, and then add the mashed potatoes. Top with Shredded cheese.Cook at 375 for about 20 minutes or until cheese in nice and bubbly

]]>Remember I told you that I am in Lazy Town? Welp, still there. And just to show you how pathetically lazy I am about blogging these days, I am going to post a repeat recipe, even using old photos (GASP)!!! Ehhh, cut me a break, it’s the first time I have done a repeat in 2 years.

My Shepherds Pie rocks the house, so I suppose it needs to be resurrected from the archives.

If I were a politically correct kinda girl, this would not be called “Shepherds” Pie. True “Shepherds” pie has lamb in it. My recipe uses ground beef, so I suppose it should be called “meat pie”. Well “meat pie” just sounds foul to me, so I will be sticking to Shepherds Pie, thank you very much.

To make Potato filling…Boil the potatoes in slated water until fork tender. Drain completely and place back in pot so all of the water evaporates.In a medium mixing bowl add butter and potatoes. Mash until smooth, while adding the milk for a medium consistency. Add salt and pepper.

Meat filling…Cook and drain ground beef.Place drained beef back in skillet and add 1 bottle of Guinness. Cook until beer has almost cooked out.Add tomato paste to meatIn a medium sauce pan, prepare the brown gravy according to package directions,however, use beer for half the liquid called for( 1 cup water, 1 cup beer)Pour gravy into meat mixture. And cook all together until you get a nice thick gravy.

In medium skillet with olive oil sauté onions until soft and translucent.Add mixed vegetables to the onions and cook until warm throughout.

In a 2 quart baking dish, add meat as bottom layer, the add vegetables, and then add the mashed potatoes. Top with Shredded cheese.Cook at 375 for about 20 minutes or until cheese in nice and bubbly

]]> Today I hang my head in shame and present you with a dish without butter. Without heavy cream. Without Parmigiano-Reggiano . It is not secret that I love my butter and I love my heavy cream. But last night I got a wild hair up my ass and decided to forgo the fat. I just threw what I had on hand in a casserole and baked up a delicious and HEALTHY dinner. My husband even commented that this was probably the healthiest dinner I had ever made. This dish is Soooooo versatile. Add what ever veggies you have on hand and it would be fine. Mushrooms, carrots,yellow squash etc. would have been great. But what you see in the picture is all I had to throw in. Quick and easy, yep sure was!

]]> I gave you a little tease on St. Pattys day about my Shepherds Pie. Well here she is in all her glory. Do you hear the bag pipes in the distance?? Or was that angels singing? What ever it was, you will hear glorious music when you bite into this casserole.Many a years I have been completely drunk at the Irish Pub for “The Holiday”, insisting on eating the Shepherds Pie they plop on my plate. And to be honest it is always bland and nasty to be quite honest. But I still feel the need to order it. I suppose it is some sort of tradition.A few years back I was on a mission to make a more flavorful version of the gruel. And I think I hit the nail on the head with this one folks. Try it and I think you agree, it is FABULOUS. And if you don’t agree, well then you have serious issues! Sick Psychiatric issues!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

To make Potato filling…Boil the potatoes in slated water until fork tender. Drain completely and place back in pot so all of the water evaporates.In a medium mixing bowl add butter and potatoes. Mash until smooth, while adding the milk for a medium consistency. Add salt and pepper.

Meat filling…Cook and drain ground beef.Place drained beef back in skillet and add 1 bottle of Guinness. Cook until beer has almost cooked out.Add tomato paste to meatIn a medium sauce pan, prepare the brown gravy according to package directions,however, use beer for half the liquid called for( 1 cup water, 1 cup beer)Pour gravy into meat mixture. And cook all together until you get a nice thick gravy.

In medium skillet with olive oil sauté onions until soft and translucent.Add mixed vegetables to the onions and cook until warm throughout.

In a 2 quart baking dish, add meat as bottom layer, the add vegetables, and then add the mashed potatoes. Top with Shredded cheese.Cook at 375 for about 20 minutes or until cheese in nice and bubbly